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A new hepatitis C drug costing ‘just’ £2,000-a-month for 18 months (£36,000) was ‘launched’ on the web with a fancy video and young people showing off the new ‘exclusive’ drug to cure hepatitis C.
Only available to British people, the ‘launch’ of ‘Just C

I have three kids.
The youngest hasn’t been walking long and the eldest just turned 15.
There is one massive difference that has made this time round a complete joy and the first attempts really, really hard – mum mates.
In 2002 I was rock-bottom lonely

You know when you hear a word and you know that your entire life is going to be a bit better because you’ve now got the vocabulary to describe a very specific feeling?
Like ‘L’esprit de ‘lescalier’ – the French for coming up with the best ever come back

Praise the power of potatoes. This man says he ate only potatoes for a year and lost 110lb as a result. Whoa.
We’ll be honest – we were more than a little skeptical when, back in the heady, carb-loving days of 2016, Andrew Flinders Taylor announced the l

Breastfeeding can be hard enough without having to worry about what you’re putting in your mouth – but there are some things you should know.
There is nothing in particular that you have to eat when you are breastfeeding but it is very important to maint

When I first lost my hair, it felt like the end of the world.
I was 34 years old, shooting a television programme in Las Vegas.
I got in the shower one evening to wash my hair, and by the time I’d finished, my hair was floating in a puddle of water aroun

There are some bodies we’re rarely shown in a romantic context.
Think of the last few rom-coms you saw, the sex scenes on TV, the celebrities you’re told to fancy – the majority will be made up of able-bodied white women who’d fit a designer’s sample siz

When it comes to razors and deodorants, it’s always worth buying mens.
For some reason, male razors and deodorants are just better quality, more powerful and yet, somehow, cheaper.
PhD student Jo Thor noticed recently that in Superdrug (who we usually

Living with inflammatory bowel disease impacts our lives in many ways.
There’s the obvious: plummeting energy levels; time off work and frequent hospital trips.
But there are also other ways it changes our lives too.
Socialising with IBD can be, at times

Boohoo has released its own makeup range and it all looks seriously impressive.
As it’s a fashion brand, we don’t expect much in terms of makeup. We’re just hoping Boohoo will bring us clothes at a decent price.
So we were pleasantly surprised when we sa

When Rosa and Russo got married back in 1957, they didn’t think to have pictures taken.
Hiring a photographer was seen as an unnecessary expense, and they were on a budget.
Rosa’s grandfather prepared the garden where the couple tied the knot. Her aunt m

The joy and elation of motherhood can quickly turn to the realisation that breastfeeding isn’t as easy as you think.
Breastfeeding has so many health benefits and can help a mother bond with her newborn but, unfortunately, it takes hard work commitment a

Finding your feet as a gluten-free baker can be difficult.
Things can quickly go from a walk in the park to a cake in the bin without warning.
These gluten-free loaf cake recipes are the perfect place to get started on the road to gluten-free star baker.

Even sheds for gardening tools are stylish these days, and the popularity of summer houses, garden offices and granny annexes or teenage chillax zones has sparked a new creativity that was relished by our judges. Practicality and price, of course, remain

Living with inflammatory bowel disease can be hard, draining, and absolutely debilitating.
There are many types of IBD, with the two most common Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis. While Crohn’s affects the entire gastric system, UC affects the large